. >> you manage to get congressman brown to back down. 22 laws have been passed since the start of 2011 alone. 17 states in some ways restricting access to voting. what do you think is going on here? and what are your concerns going forward as we head toward election day? >> in many parts of our country it is sad and unbelievable that many states, governors, legislatures, have introduced legislation to make it almost impossible for the average person to participate 18 democratic process. there's a systematic deliberate effort to keep people from participating. i've said over and over again that the vote is the most powerful, non-violent tool that we have in a democratic society. the vote is the soul and the heart of a democratic society such as ours. and people want to take us back. they want to make it almost impossible for low income people, minorities, seniors, students to vote. more than 3 million people in the last election showed up at the polls and they were denied the right to cast a vote. that cannot continue to happen. >> there are efforts to roll back access including early v